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Grau S:.n Martin Tries to Establish Government for
Cuba—Four More States for Prohibition
Repeal—Blue Eagle Notes.
By EDWARD W. PICKARD
OITTINQ precariously on the edge
^ of the Cuban Presidential chair
to which he had been hoisted by the
radical junta, Itamon Grau San Mar¬
Ramon Gran
San Martin
to power of De Cespedes whom the
radicals had shoved out. In the har¬
bor of Havana and elsewhere about
the island were American warships, em¬
bodying the possibility of armed inter¬
vention by Uncle Sam if conditions be¬
came too chaotic. In the capital city
and other centers new political and
revolutionary factions formed nightly,
and various strikes complicated the
situation. Money, food and gasoline
for the troops that were supporting
Grau Spn Martin were running low.
and merchants were refusing credit.
Nevertheless, the President, who is
n more forceful figure than De Oespe
des, carried on bravely and proceeded
to select a cabinet. Posing and speak¬
ing for the talkies, he declared: “At
last Cuba is again free among civi¬
lized nations of the world. Cuba now
has a stable government, all that we
need for prosperity, and we hope that
prosperity will come quickly.”
The ousted military officers, who had
taken entire possession of the National
hotel and were beleaguered there by
the radical soldiers, sent Col. Horatio
Ferrer, secretary of war and navy un¬
der De Cespedes, to the Presidential
palace to demand the immediate resig¬
nation of Grau San Martin, but he
met with no success. Meanwhile the
entire staff of the hotel left and the
officers were forced to run the place
themselves. Ambassador Welles, who
had resided in the hotel, also departed,
as did most of the Americans who had
taken refuge there.
YTTASHINGTON, VV of course, was
watching the developments in
Cuba with deep interest, not to say
anxiety, but President Roosevelt was
determined to avoid intervention if
possible. Through Secretary of State
Hull he indicated that he would fol¬
low a line of strict neutrality among
the island’s factions and would permit
Cuba to solve her own political prob¬
lems. Mr. Hull’s formal statement
was:
“The government of the United
States has no interest in behalf of or
prejudice against any political group
or independent organization which is
today active in the political life of
Cuba."
Former President Mario G. Menocal,
who returned to Cuba after the ousting
of Machado, entered into the picture
when the military officers invited him
to lead their effort to force Grau San
Martin out of the Presidency.
E'OR several days Spain was with
* out a cabinet, following the oust¬
ing of the pro-Socialist government of
Premier Manuel Azana, and the situ¬
However, President
Zamora called in Ale¬
jandro Lerroux, vet¬
eran Republican lead¬
er, and charged him
to form a coalition
cabinet based solely
on the Radical party
and the independent
republicans. This Ler
rous accomplished
with some difficulty,
persuading all the mi¬
nority republican
groups to support him, although two
of their leaders, Salvador de Madariaga
and Felipe Sanchez Roman, had re¬
fused to sign up. Lerroux selected a
cabinet that was approved by Presi¬
dent Zamora. Of its thirteen mem¬
bers, six are members of the Radical
party, which is really the most con¬
servative party in the country, so the
government has taken a decided turn
to the right. Lerroux and his govern¬
ment may have considerable difficulty
in the cortes, for the Socialist left
and the monarchist right will be
strong in opposition.
One tiling the Spanish government
1ms to cope with is the great crime
wave that is sweeping over the coun¬
try. Murders, bombings and incendiary
fires have been frequent and the police
and civil guards so far have been un¬
able to check the outrages. Many of
the crimes are attributed to Commu¬
nists.
r'OUR " more states fell into line for
repeal of the Eighteenth amend¬
ment, making twenty-nine that so far
have voted, with none in opposition.
Only seven more are needed for the
ratification of the amendment, and
now not even the most confirmed pro¬
hibitionists believe the wet wave can
be pushed back. It is a moral certain¬
tin endeavored ear¬
nestly to maintain his
balance and to estab¬
lish a government so
solid that it would be
given recognition by
the United Slates. On
all sides he was beset
with difficulties and
threats. In the big
National hotel were
the deposed army and
navy officers, heavily
armed and supported
by the more conserva¬
1
Alejandro
Lerroux
ty that repeal will be accomplished be¬
fore Christmas.
Maine, stronghold of prohibition
since 1851, proved her change of heart
by voting more than 2 to 1 for repeal.
The wets carried every county and
their 80 delegates will take formal
action in convention on December 6.
Then, all in one day, came Maryland,
nearly 5 to 1 for repeal; Minnesota,
where the wets outnumbered the drys
more than 2 to 1; and Colorado, where
the repealists won by nearly 3 to 1.
Other states to vote on the repeal
amendment this year are: Idaho and
New Mexico, September 19; Virginia,
October 3; Florida. October 10; Ohio,
Pennsylvania. North Carolina, South
Carolina. Kentucky and Utah. Novem¬
ber 7. The repealists can afford to
lose three of these, but probably null
not do so.
^ Ml-'V VORK city staged a huge NRA
' parade, and as a preliminary Ad¬
ministrator Hugh Johnson, addressing
a mass meeting, informed the nation
that 8.1 per cent of the employers in
the United States were already en¬
rolled under the blue eagle. He at¬
tacked critics of the NRA. which he
declared was “not an attempt at regi¬
mentation of Industry, hut a charter of
freedom," and asserted the country
had heen lifted “about one-quarter of
the way out of the inky blackness of
last March."
While General Johnson was strug¬
gling in Washington to formulate a
code that would be accepted by the
soft coal interests. President Roosevelt
was endeavoring, in a conference with
the heads of each of the recovery
units, to push ahead three of the major
parts of his program—expansion of
credit, insurance of bank deposits and
control of the oil industry.
Aid for the small business man, who
still is having trouble with his credit
arrangements now is the central ques¬
tion in the government’s credit prob¬
lem. according to Jesse H. Jones,
chairman of the Reconstruction
Finance corporation, who attended
the conference. Large industries are
finding accommodations, he said.
Ranks in small towns must he con¬
vinced that loans are now feasible, ac¬
cording to Mr. Jones. They are still
hanging hack and not helping the
merchants and industries in their com¬
munities, Mr. Jones said.
Mr. Jones repeated his threat that
the government plans to take over
functions of banks through the me¬
dium of mortgage corporations,
formed among industries for the dis¬
counting of paper with the R. F. C.
This device, he said, would clear up
the remaining credit difficulties in the
road of the recovery drive.
Secretary Ickes, after his conference
with the President, said that the price
fixing provisions would remain in the
oil code, but that he would not at¬
tempt to regulate prices until such a
step became nece'ssary.
In another conference, plans to col¬
lect a billion dollars In back taxes due
the federal government were laid be¬
fore President Roosevelt by Guy T.
Helvering, commissioner of internal
revenue.
Of the total due. $750,(K)0,000 is tied
up in litigation which the government
is seeking to speed. Helvering ex¬
plained. because tax payers are seek¬
ing to have It refunded to them. An¬
other $250,000,000 has not been paid
in. Assured by the President of a suf- !
fieient fund to carry on the work. Hel¬
vering said he hoped to round up
$300,000,000 in the near future with¬
out great difficulty. No prosecutions
are being planned at present.
A DVOCATES of recognition of the
** Soviet Russian government by the
United States are much encouraged by
the appointment of John Van A. Mac-
Estonia. Latvia and
Lithuania. They be¬
lieve this is a step
toward recognition
and that Mr. MaoMur
ray will be our am¬
bassador at Moscow
before very long. He
is a college professor
specialist in Russian
affairs and history
and recently returned
from a trip through
Russia. In every re¬
to
represent the United States abroad,
for he has held many important posts
and in the in the diplomatic Far East. service, 1924 in Europe j !
Tn he was
an assistant secretary „of state and
soon after was appointed minister to
China.
It is believed that the next step in
the program for Russian recognition
will be the establishment of credits
amounting to at least $50,000,000 for
Russian purchases of copper, cotton
and railroad supplies in this country.
IRAQ was In deep mourning for King
* Feisal, who'died suddenly in Berne,
Switzerland. His son, Ghazi, twenty
one years old. was declared his suc¬
cessor and took the oath of office at
Basrah. He retained his father’s cab¬
inet and was expected to follow Fei- j
sal’s polie’es. I
John Van A.
MacMurray
A DEACE for ten years between Greece
and Turkey Is assured by the pact
which was signed at Ankara by Pre¬
miers Tsaladrls and Ismet Pasha.
The pact guarantees reciprocal fron¬
tier security against aggression, a com¬
mon understanding before deciding on
domestic and international questions
and mutual representation at interna¬
tional conferences.
pHANCELLOIl v-< Nazis have compelled HITLER Prof. and his Al¬
bert Einstein to revise In part his long
neid
Prof. Einstein.
time ago we could hope to fight
militarism In Europe successfully by
Individual refusals to do service. But
today we are in the presence of al¬
together different circumstances.
There is In the center of Europe a
state (Germany) which Is publicly
preparing for war by all means.
“In these conditions the Latin coun¬
tries, above all France and Belgium,
are in great danger and can only
count on their preparedness.
“As far as Belgium is concerned it
is obvious that this little country will
not make abusive use of its prepara¬
tion and that it has the greatest need
to safeguard its existence.
“Imagine Belgium occupied by pres¬
ent-day Germany ! It would undoubt¬
edly be worse than in 1914, even
though occupation at that time was
terrible. That is why I am telling
you in the most direct fashion that
if I were a Belgian I would not re¬
fuse to do military service under the
present circumstances, but on the con¬
trary I would accept it in full con¬
science with the feeling that I was
contributing to save European civili¬
zation."
At that time Einstein was in Brus¬
sels, but it was reported a Nazi organ¬
ization had put him on Its death list,
so he fled to England and hid in a
cabin on the east coast provided for
him by Commander Oliver Locker
Lampson. Its location was kept secret
and he said he would remain there
until October, when he was coming to
America to lecture.
T OUISIANA’S women have no tn
U* tention of letting up in their fight
to obtain the ousting of Huey Long
and John H. Overton from the United
States senate. Their organization,
headed by Mrs. Hilda Phelps Ham¬
mond, sent a long telegram to Senator H^the
Connally of Texas, chairman
senate investigating committee, de¬
manding that the committee conclude
its inquiry into the state election that
seated Senator Overton. The tele¬
gram said in part;
“The evidence of record that was
adduced by a competent counsel and
skilled investigators conclusively shows
that Overton’s election from beginning
to end was a gigantic fraud designed
and perpetrated by Senator Long.
Overton’s campaign manager, with the
knowledge and consent of Mr. Overton,
who is the beneficiary.
“Senator Long has openly boasted
that word has gone down to lay off
of him. We prefer to disbelieve Sen¬
ator Long’s statement, but the atti¬
tude of your committee must seem to
confirm its truth. In the name of de¬
cent citizenry and appealing to a
rightful sense of duty as a United
States senator, we urge you and your
committee to take immediate and en¬
ergetic action.”
D DRUISED and footsore after a week
of struggling through the forests
of Ontario, Ward T. Van Orman and
balloon in the .Tames
Gordon Bennett race
from Chicago, were
found and brought
Caught in a - bad
squall, they had been
forced to land, upside
down, in dense woods.
Carrying heavy packs,
the two men fought
their way slowly to¬
ward the line of the
Ontario Hydroelectric
cue was made possible by the cutting
down of a telephone pole along this
line, for James Barrett, lineman, seek¬
ing the cause of an interruption In
service, found a note written by the
aeronauts. Following a course which
the note mentioned, the lineman found
the Americans in a camp at Tower No.
38. an outpost.
Though formal announcement had
not been made, it appeared the win¬
ners of the race were Capt. Franciszek
Hynek and Lieut. Zbygniew Burzynslu
of Poland, who landed near Riviere a
Pierre, Quebec, 812 miles from Chica¬
go. Van Orman and Trotter made
about 500 miles. Lieutenant Comman¬
der T. G. VV. Settle and Charles H.
Kendall, pilots of the United States
navy balloon, landed in Connecticut.
They traveled about 750 miles. Bal¬
loons representing Germany, Belgium,
and France flew shorter distances.
T'ONY CANZONERI made a gallant
-*■ effort to regain the lightweight title
in New York and failed. For fifteen
rounds he battled with Barney Ross
of Chicago, the present champion, but
in the end the decision was given the
younger man who had conquered Tony
last June.
©. 1933 , Western Newspaper Union.
CLEVELAND COURIER
views appeared in a
letter to a Belgian an¬
ti-militarist who ap¬
pealed to him to help
two Belgian consci¬
entious objectors to
military service who
had started a hunger
strike.
“You will be very
astonished at what I
am going to tell you,”
Professor Einstein
,.
W. T. Van
Orman
GEORGIA
NEWS
Happenings Over
the State
A strange blight, which has spread
throughout the city of Athens, threat¬
ens to destroy the trees there.
A community swimming pool for
Athens, planned by the American Le¬
gion, lias been indorsed by the Athens
city council.
Lowndes' county 4-H club girls and
women now are busily making gar¬
ments for poor school children for the
coming year.
One hundred additional men have
been added by Augusta cotton seed oil
crushers in applying the crushers’ code
under the NRA.
Macon’s tallest office building, the
Georgia Casualty building, has been
bought by Robert T. Persons and Judge
Ogden Persons, of Forsyth.
A motorcade headed by Mayor Key
and the Atlanta police, will journey
from Atlanta to the World’s Fair in
Chicago on September 20.
By a vote of 3 to 2, the Fulton coun¬
ty commission has ordered a decrease
of one-half mill in the 10-mill county
tax levy, effective this year.
The Southeastern Fair, which opens
at Atlanta October 2, and closing Octo¬
ber 9, promises to eclipse all former oc¬
casions, according to authoritative re¬
ports.
W. H. M. Weaver vice chairman of
the Bibb county board of commission¬
ers, has indicated that the county may
withdraw an application for $150,000
in public works funds.
Clay county still claims the lowest
tax rate in the state. County commis¬
sioners have fixed the county rate at
$3 a thousand, county school taxes at
$5 and state taxes at $4.
Circulation of pledges to reduce the
tobacco acreage for 1934-35 have begun
in Georgia, and agricultural officials
believe that Georgia farmers will back
the program enthusiastically.
Bessie Tift College officials, at For¬
syth, have announced that all availa¬
ble space for freshmen and sophomores
has been taken, except three rooms,
and that reservations are still coming.
One hundred delegates from eleven
Georgia towns located on State Route
17 met in Royston recently to effect a
permanent organization for the im¬
provement of Route 17 from Toccoa to
Augusta.
A community cannery is to he open
ed at ‘the Georgia mountain experi¬
ment, station at Blairsville as a part of
the community development project in
augurated last year by the state board
of regents.
Georgia’s federal Internal revenue
collections increased 47 per cent for
the fiscal year ending last June 30,
as compared to the same period of the
previous year, despite a 14 per cent de¬
crease in income tax payments.
Atlanta has been awarded the 1934
national convention of the National
Federation of Postoffice Clerks, ac¬
cording to a telegram received from
Ernest C. Moore of Macon. The Feder¬
ation recently convened in Chicago.
Sixteen recent graduates of the Mil¬
itary Academy at West Point have
been assigned to the 29th Infantry at
Fort Benning, and will perform their
first duties with the largest peace
strength regiment in the United States
Army.
Expenditures for relief in Georgia
since January have steadily climbed
with the extension of aid from seven
counties and 17,984 cases in the first
month of the year to a high of 114
counties in June and 84,353 cases
helped.
Riding the range—a job that drew
scores of adventurous young Georgians
to the wild and wooly cattie country of
Texas many years ago—now has been 1
inaugurated in some counties in the
Moultrie section in a war on a live
stock disease.
Paul Murphey, a boarder in an
gusta rooming house, fell three stories
into a back alley and escaped without
a fracture. Murphey was bruised from
head to foot with a number of lacera¬
tions, but physicians say he stands a
good chance of recovery.
Atlanta has officially asked $1,029,-
853 for reconstruction and Improve
ment of the viaduct system from the
$10,000,000 federal road fund held by !
the state, despite the fact that a ten- ;
tative allocation by the Georgia state
highway board makes only $40,000
available for Fulton county and fails
to provide anything for the munici¬
pality.
Georgia-Florida Pecan Growers’ As
sociational recently staged a tour of in¬
spection, observing experiments which
are being conducted in the Albany area
by the personnel of the federal pecan
laboratories.
Royal Arch Masons, fifth district
chapter, will meet in annual session I
with the Decatur chapter, No. 119 as
,
host September 22. John P. Weisiger,
high priest of the Decatur chapter,
is in charge of arrangements for th«
reception and entertainment of th#
guests.
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NOT SO POETICAL
Owen was a poet, and, like poets
of the younger school, was in arrears
with his rent. However, he had prom¬
ised to pay up nS soon ns his mas¬
terpiece was completed.
A week after he had been threat¬
ened with eviction the masterpiece
was ready to send to the publishers.
He showed it to his landlady.
“There’s the great work.” he told
her. “An Ode to a Fisherman,’ by
Poet Owen.”
The landlady sniffed contemptu¬
ously.
“And this, Mr. Owen," she said,
tapping a bundle of bills, “is called
‘Owed to a Landlady,’ by the same
author."
Suit* Him
Visitor—You don’t mean to tell me
that you have lived in this out-of
the-way place for over 30 years?
Inhabitant—I ’ave.
Visitor—But, really, I cannot see
what you can find to keep you busy.
Inhabitant—Neither can I—that’s
why I like it!—Vancouver Province.
Word* Are Cheap
“Yes, my dear, the woman called
yesterday, and I said'to her: ‘You’re
nothing but a stupid, mean-faced,
stuck-up swindler, madam,’ I said.
‘Get out!’”
“You called her ‘madam?’”
“Oh, well, politeness costs noth¬
CROSSWORD PUZZLE
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Horizontal.
1—Tuxno.lt
8—Part of harness
0—Thin metal strip
11—Seldom
13—Preposition
18—Small drink
17— Expression
18— Behold
19— Salt (chem.)
21—Proposition to he proved
23— Fabulous bird
24— Sustain
29—Not of the city
27— Spanish dry wine
28— Burlesque
SO—Work with thin steel lustra
ment
31—-Enifrave
Old-womanish
34—Miner’s hand-curt
86—Birth
87 —Gone
38—Song
40—Organ pipes
42— Small hollows
48—Organ of sight
45—The other
47—Recent
43— Drudge
ISO—Pertaining to the Celts
59—Time
53—Pertalnln* to earth dlr.torb
anees
55—Parent
33—Pronoun
57— A luminary
58— Dali
60»—-Con eemlttf
61—Ire
63— Issue
64— Urge hook
65— Indivisible partlcU of mattes
Vertical,
2—Part of “to he*
practiced
5—Injury
•— Bodily member
7— Pronoun
8— File
10—Wild go at
It—Dance
1*—Counterfeit
LETS PULL,
TOGETHER/
WRONG SURGERY
The doctor shook his head doubt¬
fully.
“Tell me, what exactly is wrong
with you?” he asked his patient.
“I can’t explain it,” said the pa¬
tient wearily. “I only know I suffer.”
The doctor podded.
“What kind of life do you lead?”
lie asked.
“I work like an ox, i eat like a
wolf, I’m as tired ns a dog at the end
of the day, and I sleep like a horse,"
replied the other.
“H’m,” said the doctor, “in that,
case I should advise you to go and
see a veterinary surgeon.”
George and the Ghoit Writer
“George Washington never chopped
that famous old cherry tree.” said
the researcli man.
“I’m aware of that,” answered Sen¬
ator Sorghum. “One of the most Im¬
portant warnings his career has left
to us statesmen is to be mighty care¬
ful whom you employ as a ghost
writer.”—Washington Star.
Big Difference
Pupil—Pop, what’s a traitor In pol¬
itics?
Pater—A traitor is a man who
leaves our party and goes over to the
other.
Pupil—Well, their, what is a man
who leaves tire other party and comes
over to yours?
rater—A convert, my boy.
About Right
Business Man—I don’t think an
efficiency man would do my business
any good.
Efficiency Expert—Well, I haven’t
worked in a place yet that didn’t run
more efficiently after I left.—Border
Cities Star.
Hubby’s Luck
Mrs. Heck—I wonder, Mrs. Peck, tf
I could borrow your rug-beater.
Mrs. Peck—I’m sorry, Mrs. Heck,
but he doesn’t get home till five
14—Sailors
10—World war battls
17— Net
18— Body of water (Scotch)
20—Division of Hindu philosophy
22— Metal as mined
23— Piquant
25—Feather-shaped
27—First of two stansad
20—Rows
31—Fungus
33—Constellation
35—-Cereal
38—Quote
30—American pioneer
40— Sears
41— Carnelian
42— Sheet, usually paper
44—Opposed to w no”
46— Sovereign
47— Oil-burning vessel
48— Slave
49— Door of Masonic lodge
51—Paradise
53— Sound
54— Insensibility
57—Silent
50— Humor
61—Stop
63— 1 Preposition
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